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#BC77FF closest to Illicit Purple

#BC77FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 46.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(188, 119, 255)). Its HSL value is 270° hue, 100% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BC77FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.22:1.

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Variations of #BC77FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC77FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC77FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC77FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 72% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5F98FC
  • Protanopia 69% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4995FF
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #768FFF
  • Deuteranopia 72% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5F98FC
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #848EFD
  • Tritanopia 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B190B0
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BA82DF
  • Achromatopsia 60% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A290B9

#BC77FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.91:1 Very poor#BC77FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.22:1 Very good#BC77FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC77FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #BC77FF; }
.background { background-color: #BC77FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC77FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 119 255);
color: hsl(270 100% 73%);
color: oklch(0.699 0.199 305.3);

#BC77FF FAQ

What color is #BC77FF?

#BC77FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BC77FF?

#BC77FF is rgb(188, 119, 255) in RGB, hsl(270, 100%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 53%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC77FF?

The complementary color of #BC77FF is #BAFF77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC77FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC77FF: 7.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC77FF a warm or cool color?

#BC77FF is a cool color.